Milwaukee County Sheriff and prominent President Trump supporter David Clarke Jr. has turned down a senior role in the Department of Homeland Security — but says he’ll support the president in a more “aggressive” role, according to a new report.

Clarke — a controversial tough-on-crime lawman whose appointment was met with outcry from the left — notified Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly Friday that he won’t take the gig as as assistant secretary, the Washington Post reports.

“Sheriff Clarke is 100 percent committed to the success of President Trump and believes his skills could be better utilized to promote the president’s agenda in a more aggressive role,” Clarke’s adviser Craig Peterson told the paper.

DHS never actually acknowledged the appointment, but the paper says Clarke was supposed to start the new position at the end of the month — until unspecified “delays” got in the way.